South Africa tour of England, May - Aug 2017

WaxLyrical

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We'd do well to salvage a draw out of this...England would have to collapse tomorrow and again in the second innings before we could contemplate a win.
One of the failings of test cricket. Knowing your team will lose or draw with 4 days to go.
 

Agent_Smith

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ok, so I'm not losing my mind. The day's play has started and it's Cricinfo that is evidently still asleep...
 

Neoprod

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One of the failings of test cricket. Knowing your team will lose or draw with 4 days to go.

Then again, we might get to see Hash make another triple and then the English under pressure for a bit. All things are possible...just not likely.

Away team has won 3 out of the last 5 at Lords (1 draw, 1 win for England) - I was hopeful going in. Might still be a surprise in store :eek:
 

Neoprod

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Given out lbw. Dawson immediately reviews. Hit on the pad above the kneeroll. "There is no bat involved in this" says the third umpire. Waiting for ball-tracking.

*tenterhooks*
 

Neoprod

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Philander to Broad, no run, big shout for lbw. Not given. Philander lets out a roaring appeal. Wants a review. Has a chat with Elgar. Who isn't interested. And that doesn't please Philander. He isn't happy.

Doh.


Things are happening though...ball is beating the bat, edges not carrying, ball going through the slip cordon. Almost hope we can keep them out there for the morning without scoring so we can get some easier batting conditions.
 

Agent_Smith

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Meh

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Philander to Broad, no run, a huge appeal, nibbling back into the left-hander's pads, curling into the stumps. And wow, that would have been out if they had reviewed it! Hitting leg stump sufficiently flush to overturn the original decision. Whoops
 

Drifter

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We allowed them way too many runs. Either we are going to get whipassed, or it's going to be a tame draw.
 
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